Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 11x8" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.A technician is seen walking towards a towering plume of fire and smoke at the Burgan oil fields in Kuwait. The land is barren, the sky filled with thick smoke from multiple fires in the background. The worker wears protective gear, indicating the hazardous conditions in this oil-rich region, September 1991.Following the Gulf War, the oil fields in Kuwait were set ablaze as part of a scorched earth policy. The famous oil well fire was tackled by specialists, including the renowned Boots and Coots team, using cutting-edge techniques like venturi tubes and liquid nitrogen to extinguish the flames. This was a significant environmental and economic crisis for Kuwait.Text present on photo:"KUWAIT - BURGAN OIL FIELDS, April 7, 1991: A flare of dense, black smoke seeps back to the ground as water tossed begins to ignite oil gushing from a well Sunday. The well was reignited after the Boots and Coots team successfully put out the first oilwell fire using an experimental technique involving placing a venturi tube over the oilwell head and injecting liquid nitrogen to displace the oxygen feeding the fire. (AP LaserColor) (rob11507stf-roberto borea) 1991 SLUG: OIL FIRES"- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 29 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2025-01-30T15:40:38.000Z
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: oil wells, Gulf War, environmental disaster, Boots and Coots, sm
Theme: conflicts & wars, history, disasters, politics
Featured Person/Artist: none
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1991
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 11x8 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1990-1999
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
